Cultural Difference of Paralanguage Use between Chinese and American TV Talk Show Hosts

作     者：LIU Jun-hong LIU Jun-hong

作者机构：China Three Gorges University 

出 版 物：《海外英语》 (Overseas English)

年 卷 期：2014年第24期

页      面：8-9,11页

学科分类：0501[文学-中国语言文学] 0502[文学-外国语言文学] 050201[文学-英语语言文学] 050103[文学-汉语言文字学] 05[文学] 

基　　金：三峡大学教学研究项目<多模态外语教学与多元读写能力培养的整合与同构研究>(J2014081) 三峡大学高等教育研究重点项目<地方综合性大学英语专业就业能力导向型的多元识读英语教学法研究与实践>(1403) 

主　　题：paralanguage cultural difference TV talk show equa 

摘      要：Study of cultural difference of paralanguage use between Chinese and American TV talk show hosts is important for intercultural communication. The result shows that American TV talk show host uses more paralanguage signals than her Chinese counterpart. And American host uses more types of paralanguage signals than her Chinese counterpart. The difference of paralangue use indicates the cultural difference between China and America on the values of equality vs. hierarchy and individualism vs. collectivism. The study is significant in that it helps us to understand the hidden cultural values in TV talk shows and promotes nonverbal communication.